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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0291
Security Bulletin: Passwords May Be Logged When Some High
Logging Level Flag is Used (CVE-2014-0890)
5 March 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Sametime
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
OS X
Windows
Impact/Access: Reduced Security -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-0890
Original Bulletin:
https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21665658
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Security Bulletin: Passwords May Be Logged When Some High Logging Level Flag
is Used (CVE-2014-0890)
Document information
More support for:
IBM Sametime
Connect client
Software version:
8.5.1, 8.5.1.1, 8.5.1.2, 8.5.2, 8.5.2.1, 9.0, 9.0.0.1
Operating system(s):
Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
Reference #:
1665658
Modified date:
2014-03-03
Security Bulletin
Summary
If a user sets a particular log flag (see below) to high level and uses
Audio/Video chat, the user's password may be logged in the clear or encoded
(not encrypted).
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2014-0890
DESCRIPTION:
If a user sets a particular log flag (see below) to high level and uses
Audio/Video chat, the user's password may be logged in the clear or encoded
(not encrypted). The log files are located in the machine of the user.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/91282 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products
Sametime Connect versions: 8.5.1, 8.5.1.1, 8.5.1.2, 8.5.2, 8.5.2.1, 9.0,
9.0.0.1
Remediation/Fixes
Fixes are available in the following technote:
"Sametime Connect client fix for a possible password logging issue when
logging level is set to high" (#1665652)
Workarounds/Mitigations
Do not set: com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.telephony.*.level=FINE or higher
log level.
If the above log flag/level is needed, logs can be removed as soon as possible
once issue resolved and the above log flag/level removed.
References:
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Issue was published externally on Feb 21, 2014 in: Packet Storm
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Adriano Marcio Monteiro
Change History
26 February 2014 Original version published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of
this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST),
the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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